How to Change Your Registered Agent in Arizona

Arizona makes changing your registered agent an inexpensive, single-form filing with the Arizona Corporation Commission. State statutes call the role a statutory agent, but the job is the same one every other state assigns to a registered agent. Whether you are replacing an unresponsive provider, lowering your renewal bill, or taking a departed agent off the record, here is exactly how the change works in 2026.

Arizona's Change Form: L020 and the $5 Fee

For an LLC, the filing is Form L020, the LLC Statement of Change of Principal Address or Statutory Agent, a statement of change made under A.R.S. § 29-3116. It is filed with the Arizona Corporation Commission's Corporations Division, either online through the state portal at https://ecorp.azcc.gov/ or on paper.

• Form L020 (PDF): https://www.azcc.gov/docs/default-source/corps-files/forms/l020-statement-of-change-address-agent.pdf
• Instructions (L020i): https://azcc.gov/docs/default-source/corps-files/instructions/l020i-instructions-statement-of-change-address-agent.pdf

The filing fee is $5 for an LLC, and corporations pay $0 for their own Commission statement of change. Expedited processing is available for an additional $35 if you need the update recorded sooner.

One requirement that trips people up: a newly named agent must consent. The appointment is not effective until the Commission receives a signed Statutory Agent Acceptance, Form M002 (https://www.azcc.gov/docs/default-source/corps-files/forms/m002-statutory-agent-acceptance.pdf). There is no separate fee for the acceptance.

Steps to Change Your Registered Agent in Arizona

1. Select a registered agent who qualifies under Arizona law: an individual who resides in Arizona, or a corporation or LLC that is either domestic or authorized to transact business in the state.
2. Have the new agent sign the Statutory Agent Acceptance (Form M002), since the appointment does not take effect until the Commission receives it.
3. Complete Form L020 with your entity name, Commission file number, and the new agent's name and street address.
4. Submit the form to the Arizona Corporation Commission, online at ecorp.azcc.gov or by mail, with the $5 fee for an LLC (add $35 only if you want expedited handling).
5. Verify the new agent appears on your entity's record in the Commission's database once processing completes.

Why Businesses Change Their Registered Agent

Renewal Pricing That Crept Up Plenty of national providers raise renewal rates year after year. Moving to a flat $99 annual rate ends that cycle.

Slow or Unreliable Document Handling An agent who forwards a lawsuit late can burn days off your response window. Same-day scanning should be the standard, not an upgrade.

Privacy If an owner or employee has been serving as agent, a home or office address sits in the Commission's public database. A professional agent's address replaces it on the record.

An Agent Who Left When an agent resigns, relocates, or shuts down, the appointment must be replaced promptly to keep the company in good standing.

How We Make the Change Easy

When you enroll with us, we supply our statutory agent details for Form L020, provide clear instructions for filing with the Arizona Corporation Commission, and handle the signed acceptance. Once the state records the change, we begin monitoring immediately, and your document portal and compliance alerts are active from day one.

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